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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Escapes

Posted by wael ayad
wael ayad
3,220 Points

I want to match the 5 in the string. What escape character should I use? re.search(r'', 'Johnny-5')

i can't solve this question

Clayton Sibanda
Clayton Sibanda
5,044 Points

what if the string is composed of different numbers e.g 987665, what would you do if you would like to match 7 only?

3 Answers

Michael Q
Michael Q
4,506 Points
Michael Q
Michael Q
4,506 Points

lord i kept putting / instead of \

Charles Lee
Charles Lee
17,825 Points
Charles Lee
Charles Lee
17,825 Points

In addition to Dustin's answer, you may want to check out the documentation for regular expressions for more info.